The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-04-27
HORACE cREgLgYs SOY


I trfetl -r uf-0H -ffffof Hn fl- HlfI
sbeo -idney Howard 6usv vas msnsz1az
eiuor He probahlv remembers more
Interesting and oriaual tales rouccraIng
the 1ll gentleman rhan arerecollretet by
I all rher-~t 5fthe eaTiy T16s7e t1rcr PAT
together
- lIr-e.ey u-e,i % have great trouble in
securing Office bows VINO were satisfactory
Co him ffa boy WIS bright and smart
there was probably something wrong
with him in another direction. and so
there was frequent changes in this de-
+ partmenr If the staff one DAY Greeley
came in with a great big. iaug-leges-l
thick-lipped, hig-no~ed Fellow who haI
I voice IKE a bull and who looked a.
though be had been knaeSsi down and
rIn over by a beer truck This boyle
vaS about tvenrv-hai been % Nirarzu-
qua with Walker. and bad been lef-
/. Greeiey brought hisn 20 nay desk. AMI
said
Amos. can't stand these BOYS vou
/ have been employing - I have eueig-
+ - one 6,r myself Bub. This f. Mr. Cum
miu-s. He viii tell Won what sou arr 70
I d. Then the old gentleman disappear
sd iu his private atice and gave the
T bov his iustructiens he -eemed a good-
hearted sort of fellow. bur he was big
chump. VINO really kneW nothing AZ all
one night about "a week later. Greeley
came In and said % the iad who -tood
on guard by the door
.Bub. I have g1t a l0- Of writing TO DO.
and 1T f, O'Clock I have promised 20 make
speech to a Father Matthew society.
Don't let anybody into my o.Hra DON'T
want to see any d-d buns tonight
The boy said All right. and went b
reading newspaper Pretty so0n man
came In who had been stumping the
state In the interest Of the Republicans.
and vino bad always previously found
hi- vly -1 Greeley private otfiee entire
By unbarr-d- The boy cag-hl hi-l Just as
h- was opening the door sand he 90 the
intruder
Say. Young feHoF what do you
want
want To- see Mr.. Greeley"
Well YOU can't do it. That's an
there Is about 10. Y0u cant 30 it,
-. L can't hey Well. ven zee about
that
AI right. rlI Just about 20 yer"
And the lon--iegged Nicauugra boy
eaGght the stump-=Veaker by the neck.
swept 1p the foor with him for q few
minutes. rushed him out into the entry
and rhucked him down the spiral srlir-
case. a few minutes iafer au old com
po-it1r. who USED to -et type with Gree-
lev Jad who had made that excuse for
many borrowed liver. sailed into the
room The boy diint wait for him %
speak at all. Heiust seized the intruder.
whirIed him around the office. over the
file table and against most Of the desks.
and sent him booming down the stair
case. heels over head After that there
was q period of peace. which was brought
rl u termination by the entrance Of Mr.
Henry Wilson. who subsequently became
N ice President Of the United States lIr
Wilson bad been stumping the state Of
Indiana. and was going through New
York on his wav to Boston He wore
the worst looking iu-ter I had ever seen.
II booked a. though he had ridden on
the tender back of the engine. and the
fireman hail been sh0veling coal an over
him As some Of you NAV remember
Mr. Wilson was rather tail and rather
slender, AMI when tired 1r heated. bis
flce grew very red. As he approached
}lr GreeIey'- door, that Nicaragua boy
rose up before him and said
.-. What .n h-I i1 v0u waut2-
e. Mr. Wilson looked slightly surprised
but stared thr boy axe'iiy iu the eye ami
-ait quietly should ike o. -ee Mr..
Gr-elev.
Mr. siree.y won't -re nobody T1u
understand He won't see nobody
But said Mr. Wilson. quietly. still
eyeiug the boy With drmness. ! think h-
desires % SEQ NE You VIII please take
my name % him.
"Over 10 my desk could hear every
wor,I that passed. and was nearly IN a
paroxysm Of intsrnal laughter Mr VIII
-1r'- manner and bis steady glare made
the bow weaken. and after surveying Mr.
Wilson from heal o. foot for "a second Or
two. be- -aid Wei. what il your bloody
name { viii take u iu. but don't be-
Iev- h- viii -ee YOU. iuss the same
Mr. Wilson told the messenger who
he was and that rawboned functi0narv
disappeared into the private office
could hear long talk between Greeley
and the boy 1t was impossible 90 dis
-iu-uish their woris. but Grpelev's high
ial-ett0. and the boys Iow, hoarse growl
could Dee distinctly hearl. and from the
length Of the talk ! could -ee that there
WASH much show for Wilson Presently
the boy came ont and said
told YOU 50. H. won't see yer
Vow -ft out
Mr. Wilson happened a- this time to
-ee me-. and came over o. my desk. He
said there must be- some mistake. and. a=
be was Obliged t1 % % Boston ou the 10
O'Clock train he felt Il very necessary %
-e- t-reeiey az once -. hardly able to
contain my laughter lei hm % the
old -entleman's private ouice. There sat
Mr.. greeley. with his nose CLOSE down ta
tbe paper. .u -he CUSTOMARY afritude,
-erltchiue away f7r dear life.
said Mr.. Greeley. here is llr
Wilson. who -av- that .r T. very import
ant that be should see v0u and be- has
some difficulty 10 -lininz an audience
Mr Greeley went right on with his
WORK, and -aid a. he pegged away.
What Wilson did you say
Henry Wilson.
Humph The boy said there was
Id Old bum named Wilson ont there.
and gave him Orders o. throw thu bum
out
Then Mr. Greeley turned around with
a broad smile on his placid fiee. and
everything was al right IN a minutr
Why Need You Suffer-